Chapters On Alliterative Verse Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from The Writing and Reading of Verse Part One of the book deals, in a general way, with the theory of verse, the principles of meter, rhythm, move ment, phrasing, etc. The first four or five chapters will give the general student sufficient introduction to the elements of versification, without his considering the chapters on rime and melody. He may refer to the rest of the book merely for the definitions of special types oflverse. Part Two is intended as a help to the more advanced student of com position who is interested in trying the technique of the dif ferent verse forms, or for the student who Wishes to become a more capable critic of poetry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.